Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-24 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 7:32 PM Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > >* it supports the idea that philosophical zombies could not be produced > by natural (Darwinian) selection. But it say nothing about the possibility > that such beings could be produced artificially; eg. via AI.* > *> That is

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-24 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 7:10 PM Bruce Kellett wrote: > it supports the idea that philosophical zombies could not be produced by > natural (Darwinian) selection. But it say nothing about the possibility > that such beings could be produced artificially; eg. via AI. But who made the AI? I don't

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-24 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:51 PM Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > *There is yet another level, phenomenal consciousness, which has no > behavioural manifestations whatsoever, allowing for the theoretical > possibility of philosophical zombies.* Then it would be impossible, even in theory, to ever

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-24 Thread Brent Meeker
On 1/23/2024 10:36 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: Stathis Papaioannou On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 17:26, Brent Meeker wrote: On 1/23/2024 9:34 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: here is yet another level, phenomenal consciousness, which has no behavioural

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Stathis Papaioannou On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 17:26, Brent Meeker wrote: > > > On 1/23/2024 9:34 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > > here is yet another level, phenomenal consciousness, which has no >>> behavioural manifestations whatsoever, allowing for the theoretical >>> possibility of

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Brent Meeker
On 1/23/2024 9:34 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: here is yet another level, phenomenal consciousness, which has no behavioural manifestations whatsoever, allowing for the theoretical possibility of philosophical zombies. Some claim that phenomenal

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Stathis Papaioannou On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 15:30, Brent Meeker wrote: > > > On 1/23/2024 7:04 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > > > > Stathis Papaioannou > > > On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 13:23, Brent Meeker wrote: > >> >> >> On 1/23/2024 2:51 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: >> >> >> >> Stathis

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Tomasz Rola
On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 03:52:46PM -0500, John Clark wrote: > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM Brent Meeker wrote: > > * > Who wrote this? you, JC?* > > > > No, Scott Alexander did, he's a pretty smart guy but I think he got some > things wrong. I did write this in the comments section: (...) >

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Brent Meeker
On 1/23/2024 7:04 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: Stathis Papaioannou On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 13:23, Brent Meeker wrote: On 1/23/2024 2:51 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: Stathis Papaioannou On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 09:34, Brent Meeker wrote: On 1/23/2024

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Stathis Papaioannou On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 13:23, Brent Meeker wrote: > > > On 1/23/2024 2:51 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > > > > Stathis Papaioannou > > > On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 09:34, Brent Meeker wrote: > >> >> >> On 1/23/2024 2:12 PM, John Clark wrote: >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 23, 2024

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Brent Meeker
On 1/23/2024 4:10 PM, Bruce Kellett wrote: On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 10:46 AM Stathis Papaioannou wrote: On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 10:01, John Clark wrote: On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:51 PM Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > /T//here is yet another level, phenomenal

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Brent Meeker
On 1/23/2024 2:51 PM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote: Stathis Papaioannou On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 09:34, Brent Meeker wrote: On 1/23/2024 2:12 PM, John Clark wrote: On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 4:37 PM Brent Meeker wrote: On 1/23/2024 12:52 PM, John Clark wrote:

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Stathis Papaioannou On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 11:10, Bruce Kellett wrote: > On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 10:46 AM Stathis Papaioannou > wrote: > >> On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 10:01, John Clark wrote: >> >>> On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:51 PM Stathis Papaioannou >>> wrote: >>> >>> > *T**here is yet another

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Bruce Kellett
On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 10:46 AM Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 10:01, John Clark wrote: > >> On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:51 PM Stathis Papaioannou >> wrote: >> >> > *T**here is yet another level, phenomenal consciousness, which has no >>> behavioural manifestations

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 10:01, John Clark wrote: > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:51 PM Stathis Papaioannou > wrote: > > > *T**here is yet another level, phenomenal consciousness, which has no >> behavioural manifestations whatsoever, allowing for the theoretical >> possibility of philosophical

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 5:51 PM Stathis Papaioannou wrote: > *T**here is yet another level, phenomenal consciousness, which has no > behavioural manifestations whatsoever, allowing for the theoretical > possibility of philosophical zombies.* Assuming that is true and assuming that you yourself

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Stathis Papaioannou
Stathis Papaioannou On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 at 09:34, Brent Meeker wrote: > > > On 1/23/2024 2:12 PM, John Clark wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 4:37 PM Brent Meeker > wrote: > >> >> >> On 1/23/2024 12:52 PM, John Clark wrote: >> >> On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM Brent Meeker >> wrote:

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Brent Meeker
On 1/23/2024 2:12 PM, John Clark wrote: On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 4:37 PM Brent Meeker wrote: On 1/23/2024 12:52 PM, John Clark wrote: On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM Brent Meeker wrote: // /> Who wrote this?  you, JC?/ No, Scott Alexander did, he's a

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 4:37 PM Brent Meeker wrote: > > > On 1/23/2024 12:52 PM, John Clark wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM Brent Meeker > wrote: > > * > Who wrote this? you, JC?* >> > > No, Scott Alexander did, he's a pretty smart guy but I think he got some > things wrong. I did

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Brent Meeker
On 1/23/2024 12:52 PM, John Clark wrote: On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM Brent Meeker wrote: // /> Who wrote this?  you, JC?/ No, Scott Alexander did, he's a pretty smart guy but I think he got some things wrong. I did write this in the comments section: "You say "If we’re

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread John Clark
On Tue, Jan 23, 2024 at 3:38 PM Brent Meeker wrote: * > Who wrote this? you, JC?* > No, Scott Alexander did, he's a pretty smart guy but I think he got some things wrong. I did write this in the comments section: "You say "If we’re lucky, consciousness is a basic feature of information

Re: Fwd: Should The Future Be Human?

2024-01-23 Thread Brent Meeker
Who wrote this?  you, JC? It takes the question to be binary.  When humans came to the Americas, they didn't kill all the monkeys.  AI's can merge perfectly well with humans.  Imagine having an actually intelligent ChatGPT wired into your brain adivising and influencing your decisions, like